The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-09-21
LED BY LOWERING.
The Convention Of the Democrats Of
Massachusetts,.

WORCESTER, Mass, Sept. 20.-The Massa-
chusetts Democrats had a splendid day for
their State Convention at Worcester The
sun was bright and warm.
The convention was the largest ever held
in the State. Over 1900 delegates arrived be-
fore 10 o'clock this morning. Several infor-
NAL meetings of various factions were held
this forenoon for the purpose of appointing
tellers, etc.
The delegates all wore ribbons bearing
the names and pictures of favorite candi-
dates, the Lowering colors greatly predomi-
mating.
The convention was called to order at II. 80
o'clock, by Chairman P. A. Collins. The
committee on permanent organization re-
ported as follows: Chairman, Jonas H.
French of Gloucester; secretaries, A. B. Al
ger, 2: j. Donovan, of Boston, P. j. Kenne-
dy of Holyoke.
Mr. French was received with great ap-
plause. At the conclusion of his address,
the committee on credentials reported s26
cities and towns, represented by 1855 dele
gates.
An informal ballot was taken at IL O'Clock,
and resulted as follows:
Whole number Of votes. es...................1001
Necessary for a choice. sol
Lowering had. d.......................6
Russell had....... 1868
This ballot was declared formal, and Mr.
Lowering was announced as the nominee of
the convention.
The convention then adjourned until 2
O'Clock this afternoon, when the resolutions
were considered.
The platform adopted congratulates the
country that under Democratic rule itlhas
prospered. 1t asserts that all the important
offices in the civil service should be filled by
competent persons in political sympathy
with the administration; that all other offices
not representative in their character should
be hlled by persons selected for their fitness,
capacity and integrity that the dispensing
Of patronage should neither be tax upon
the time of public men nor the instrument
OF their ambition; no officer should be re-
tanned in public service who has shown him
self an offensive partisan; it then asserts
ministration, of which they are part, re.
quires federal Office holders representing the
administration in Massachusetts, to dis
charge from the public service any of their
snbordlnates against whom charges of often
slve partlsanship can be substantiated. The
platform declares any system of taxation
which produces a revenue beyond the gov
ernments requirements to be unwise and
disastrous, and while not advocating free
trade 1t advocates a revision of the tariff
Fifteen members at large of the State COM
mittee were then selected. headed by Josiah
G. Abbott of Wellesley.
The committee on the balance of the ticket
reported as follows:
For Lieutenant Goyernor~-Walter Z. Cutting of
Pittsield.
For, Secretary of State-John +. Murphy, Of
For Treasurer-Henry G. Thatcher. Of Var
mouth
, For Attorney General-John T. Corcoran, of
For Auditor-William F. Cook, of Springfield
The report was unanimously adopted
nlnn 6alA -
large to the National Convention: p. A.
Collins of Boston, Jonas III. French of Glou-
cester, j. w. Cummings of Fall River, JOSH
ah G. Abbott of Boston. Following are the
alternates: Chas. G. Lewis of Framingham,
Morse of Boston, John R. Thayer of Wor-
cester. \
The convention adjourned at 4p.m.